Hawaiian Adjective Phrase · Sea
akahai kai
Pronunciation: /ah-kah-HAH-ee kah-ee/
Meaning
Gentle sea. This describes a calm and unthreatening ocean.
Example sentences
Maikaʻi ke ʻauʻau ʻana i ka lā i uka, akā ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi i ka lā i kahakai me ka akahai kai.
It is good to swim inland today, but it is better to swim at the beach with the gentle sea.
Ua ʻoluʻolu ko mākou noho ʻana ma kahakai i kona wā nani, me ka hoʻolohe ʻana i ke kani o ka akahai kai.
Our stay at the beach was pleasant during its beautiful time, listening to the sound of the gentle sea.
Hōʻea mai ka waʻa me ka mālie i ka uapo, no ka mea, he akahai kai kēia ahiahi.
The canoe arrived calmly at the harbor, because it is a gentle sea this evening.
About this word
“akahai kai” is a Hawaiian adjective phrase meaning Gentle sea. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Sea. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.